Foreign Trade Policy announced no big ticket reforms, says FIEO

India's exports grew for the fourth consecutive month recording a growth of 1.6 percent in April but surge in gold imports pushed up the trade deficit to USD 17.7 billion. Gold and silver imports during the month under review have increased by 138 ...

Gold and silver imports during the month under review has increased by 138 per cent to USD 7.5 billion from USD 3.1 billion in April 2012. "Imports has seen an undue growth of 10.9 per cent (in April to USD 41.95 billion) largely contributed by ...

The UPA government on Thursday announced a host of incentives, including interest rate subsidy and liberalisation of norms for special economic zones, to boost exports. Commerce and industry minister Anand Sharma announced the measures as part of ...

Exporters are expected to get a hefty stimulus package tomorrow as the government unveils annual supplement to the Foreign Trade Policy 2009-2014. The package, which is expected to be worth Rs1,5002,000 crores, will have special incentives for ...

The government on Friday said it is looking at providing sops to exporters, mainly engaged in labour-intensive sectors like leather, carpet and textiles, in the Foreign Trade Policy to be announced in April, though it will have to bear in mind the ...

The Railway Budget was a mixed bag for India Inc with industry bodies cautioning that the hike in freight charges will fuel inflation, while other chambers said some proposals if implemented could set the growth multiplier in motion. "The step (to increase ...